Be Prepared

Are you prepared for an emergency? Power outages, flood damage, panic community behaviors at the stores? Truth is even a few days without heat and electricity, food and water, can be life-threatening.

Here is a list of essentials I’ve compiled from my own experience last winter, and from friends in the FB clan. Do what you can to stock up and not be caught OUT IN THE COLD if something comes down in your region of the world.

Start building NOW – bit by bit, so that you are stocked up and prepared. And be sure to rotate your stock so it is always fresh, especially the water.

ESSENTIALS FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

First aid supplies

Bubble wrap and duct tape for windows for heat conservation

Candles, matches and lighters

Flashlights with batteries

Batteries! All sizes

Extra warm, waterproof sleeping bags for each family member

Extra blankets

Alternative heating: kerosene or gas stoves, firewood for fireplace, and a generator if you can manage one. When disaster hits NONE of these are available so plan ahead)

Toilet paper!

Good organic vitamins and a supply of Vitamin C

Alcohol and hydrogen peroxide

Can and bottle openers

Very warm waterproof boots/jackets/gloves and warm wool clothing for all.

SUGGESTED FOOD SUPPLIES

WATER – first and foremost – you need gallons and gallons stored in the house.

Food for your animals – to think people are abandoning their animals because they can’t feed them is just beyond reality. You should have a 2 week supply of drinking water for everyone in the house including water for your animals and you also need water for bathing, cleaning, cooking, and toilet.

Salt – helps store some foods

Canned foods – beans, lentils are full of nutrition; soups – but watch out for msg.